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Office of Miss Navajo Nation

Carletta Benally

Program Supervisor

Camille Uentillie

Miss Navajo Nation
2025-2026

Trey Dahozy

Office Specialist

Where Tradition Meets Today

The Miss Navajo Nation program is more than a crown—it’s a journey of leadership, culture, and service.

The new Miss Navajo Nation crown was created and was designed with a pure mind and good intentions because Miss Navajo Nation meets dozens of people on a daily basis and represents the Navajo Nation. The new design was meant to signify the resiliency and strength of a Diné woman and female holy deities.

At the top of the crown are points that are adorned with white shell stones that signify Yoołgai Asdzáá or White Shell Woman. Below the points of the crown are cut-out webs representative of Na’ashjé’ii Asdzáá (Spider Woman) that surround a turquoise stone. At the base of the crown, is hand-stamped work signifying the old-style of Navajo silversmithing designs.

This new design brings with it a new era and a generation born after the millennials that are emerging as the next big thing for the Nation. The new Miss Navajo Nation crown was produced by Matthew Charley of Vanderwagon, New Mexico.

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Camille Uentillie
Miss Navajo Nation
2025 – 2026

As your newly crowned Miss Navajo Nation 2025-2026, also known as the Goodwill Ambassador for the Navajo Nation, my platform focuses on Elderly Care, Preservation of our Diné Language, and Addressing Water Issues on Diné Bík’éyáh.

My mission is to support our elders, which means our language and stories will continue through our youth. By advocating for our water rights, we honor the land on which we grow and protect our existence as Nohookáá Diyin Dine’é. With each topic, we continue to recognize our interconnected relationship with Mother Earth, one another, and family teachings.

Crowning Moments of 2025 Miss Navajo Nation Pageant

Mission Statement

In keeping with Navajo culture and tradition, the role of Miss Navajo Nation is to exemplify the essence and characters of First Woman, White Shell Woman, and Changing Woman and to display leadership as the Goodwill Ambassador. Miss Navajo represents womanhood and fulfills the role of “grandmother, mother, aunt, and sister” to the Navajo people and therefore she can speak as a leader, teacher, counselor, advisor and friend.

In March 1999, the Branch Chiefs of the Navajo Government agreed that one of the fundamental principles of the Navajo Governmental should be the preservation of the Navajo culture. It shall be the mission of the Office of Miss Navajo Nation to encourage every Navajo to assist in the preservation of Navajo culture and Miss Navajo Nation will represent the importance of Navajo Women with respect and honor.

Purpose

The purpose of the Office of Miss Navajo Nation is to assist Miss Navajo Nation with the scheduling of her itinerary, providing support services, chaperoning Miss Navajo Nation during travel, managing the administrative matters of the office and coordinating educational activities that include the history, tradition, and culture of the Navajo people.